It’s amazing how much I can care about something yet do literally nothing to actually care for it.
I love this blog. It’s a source of pride for me (the good kind) and I truly enjoy it. Then why have I not been able to get my fingers a-movin’ across the keyboard lately? Many theories abound, much like a conspiracy nut internet forum, but I’ve yet to nail down why I haven’t been able to come up with (what I believe to be) an original thought since mid-December. Maybe it’s the recession. Maybe it’s the temperature. Maybe it’s decaf.
Whatever it is, it shut me down. And shut me up.
It seems to be letting up, though, and I’m feeling the juices beginning to trickle again—like the first unfrozen drops of water from an icicle hanging on the corner of a house that doesn’t get sunlight. Here comes the sun. It’s alright.
I think I’ve been sleeping a little better too. I’ve definitely been sleeping harder (more on that next week) and I’ve been waking up with that unmistakable crush of a heroin hangover. You know what I’m talking about, right? You don’t? Well…I don’t either. But honestly, how can I sleep ten hours, wake up, and not want to do anything else but sleep ten more hours? It had to be the jetlag.
Jetlag? Oh. Did I tell you I went to Hawaii last week? I didn’t? Here’s proof:
It was good, it was fun, it was tornadic. I think the wind blew a constant 40 mph the entire time we were there. Don’t get me wrong: it was amazing, refreshing, all that (and more). But don’t get the whole Randy-in-a-grass-skirt-on-a-surfboard image in your head. The waves were out of control and I usually only wore the grass skirt in my hotel room.
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please tell me those are NOT cords that you have on? In Hawaii...really?
Posted by: your sister | March 13, 2009 at 11:14 AM
ok, I was having a hard time telling if those were really YOUR feet....but then I noticed the cord pants. Only you would wear those in Hawaii. LOL!! Amazed how much your feet look just like Jay's. Crazy!! (Im sure no one else wanted to know that)
Sure was hoping to see a great pic of the golf course at Maui.....that is one picture that is still in my mind and I will NEVER forget. I was in 4th grade and you in 6th (I think) Aunt Lynette had just given me a curly perm (ugh!!) yes, I resembled Annie, that was just a side note...but I remember being amazed at how perfect and beautiful the golf course was.
Glad your back safe and sound!
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Posted by: your sister | March 12, 2009 at 01:52 PM
I'm sure it's a combination of things, but here in Chicago the winter really does me in. It's like magic - as the warmer brighter days come around in spring I start playing my guitar more often, writing again, lines of imagery bouncing around in my head... and rather unexpectedly, I've become MORE creative since I've been in law school. All the same, I've never figured out how to make myself inspired... there's always something unpredictable about the muse, she comes and goes as she pleases.
Posted by: Shanna | March 05, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Happy to see you are back. The shakes from my lack of "Randy Blog" were about to get out of hand. Glad to see your creative juices are back flowing....now maybe the stock market will start flowing in an upward trend!!
Posted by: Amy | March 05, 2009 at 09:57 AM